It is nowadays possible to find the status or location of inmates who are under the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) by phone. This is just as well, given the fact that so many people express interest in knowing whether there is a TDCJ inmate search phone number. Thus, the truth is in that there is indeed such a TDCJ inmate search phone number: a number you can call to get information on the incarceration status and location of an inmate.

Situations where you may find the TDCJ inmate search phone number useful

There are several situations where you may find the TDCJ inmate search phone number useful. If, for instance, you want to know where exactly a specific inmate is being held, and you don’t have access to the Internet, then the TDCJ inmate search phone number would come in handy. It would be a question of just calling the said phone number, and making enquiries about the location of that particular inmate. Another situation where the TDCJ inmate search phone number can be useful is if you want to know the status of an inmate (like, for instance, when the inmate is due for release or parole), and you don’t have access to the Internet. In that case, you’d only need to call the TDCJ inmate search phone number, provide the required details about the inmate. You would, in turn, be given the information you need about that particular inmate’s status.

Where you can access the TDCJ inmate search phone number

The TDCJ inmate search phone number is available on the TDCJ website. Below, in our ‘links to get you going’ section, we have provided the address/URL for the TDCJ website, and for the specific page where you can find the TDCJ inmate search phone number.

How to use the TDCJ inmate search phone number

Using the TDCJ inmate search phone number is essentially a two step process.

In the first step, you call the phone number in question.

In the second step, you provide the details about the inmate that you are asked for: those being details like the inmate’s TDCJ number, the inmate’s State Identification Number (SID), or the inmate’s (exact) date of birth.

Once you provide such information, and the information turns out to be accurate, you will be told about the current location and status of the inmate you are interested in.

Details you need to have, to carry out a TDCJ inmate search by phone

To carry out a TDCJ inmate search by phone, you (obviously) need to know the name of the inmate you are looking for. You also need to know the inmate’s Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) number, the inmates State Identification Number (SID) or the inmate’s exact date of birth.

The alternative to carrying out TDCJ inmate search by phone

The alternative to carrying out a TDCJ inmate search by phone is that of carrying out the search online. There is indeed a website where you can find the location and status of any given TDCJ inmate for free. The address/URL for the said TDCJ inmate search website is given below, under the ‘links to get you going’ section.

You can easily find out when any given inmate who is under the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is due for parole. Actually, you can also easily find out whether any given inmate who is under the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is eligible for parole. All these are things that you can do through the TDCJ inmate search website. And this is due to the fact that when you carry out a search for any given inmate using the TDCJ inmate search website, the results that are returned include information about parole.

How to access TDCJ inmate search parole information

To access TDCJ inmate search parole information, you need to start by carrying out an inmate search in the normal way.
The first step in that process (of conducting a normal search) is obviously that of going to the TDCJ inmate search website.
The second step is that of entering a search criterion: like, say, the inmates names, or the inmates TDCJ number, or the inmates State Identification Number (number). You enter such information, and then click on the ‘search’ button.
On the page where the search results are returned, you will notice that the inmates’ names are rendered as clickable links. Click on the name of the specific inmate you are interested in (in case multiple results are returned). On that page that you are taken to, you will find, among other things, the parole information for that particular inmate. In the main page for any given inmate, there information on when the inmate is eligible for parole. If you want further information on parole, you need to click on the yellow-colored ‘Parole Review Information’ link. That will take you to a page with even more parole information for that particular inmate.

Specific details included in TDCJ inmate search parole information

In the main page for any given inmate, the only parole information given is the parole eligibility date. But if you click on the yellow-colored ‘Parole Review Information’ you are taken to a page with even more parole information. That includes information on the parole review status, information on when the last parole decision was made, and information on when the next parole review date is. If a parole review has been previously done and rejected, the general reasons as to why the particular inmate was denied parole are given.